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Native Americans of Puget Sound
"the Nootka live on the west coast of Vancouver Island"(kids.britannica.com). "Its members were murdered almost immediately upon setting foot on the beach by a party of Nootka slave raiders"(Guterson 5). Guterson uses imagery to shows how the natives were not welcoming toward the new comers. and how the new comers stayed anyway, and settled in San Piedro after being chased away. Photo by Edward S. Curtis (kids.britannica.com). -
European Settlers of Puget Sound
"By the time of the European arrival in North America, it was home to many distinct cultures"(britannica.com). "Settlers arrived--mostly wayward souls and eccentrics who had meandered off the Oregon Trail"(Guterson 5). Guterson flashed back to shows that the settlers, who are not native, came and took over the land from the Native Americans and started living there, this made them no different from the other new comers, Photo from washington.edu. -
Alien Land Laws
"In 1913 the Webb Alien Land Law, designed to keep the Japanese from owning land, was the culmination of anti-Japanese lobbying."(britannica.com) "The witness makes reference to a currently defunct statute of the State of Washington which made it illegal at the time of which she speaks for an alien, a noncitizen, to hold title to real estate"(Guterson 122). Guterson shows that the deal over the land was a serious violation of the law. Photo from eo9066.library.manoa.hawaii.edu. -
Pearl Harbor
"Pearl Harbor attack, surprise aerial attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island, Hawaii, by the Japanese"(britannica.com) "'It's very bad,' she said. 'A bombing raid. The Japanese air force has bombed everything. It is bad for us, terribly bad. There is nothing else on the radio. Everything is Pearl Harbor'"(Guterson 177). Guterson uses imagery to show that the bombing of pearl harbor caused the Japanese Americans to panic as much as the others, Photo from britannica.com. -
Military recruitment and propaganda during World War II
"The Government launched an aggressive propaganda campaign with clearly articulated goals and strategies to galvanize public support"(archives.gov) "He announced that on New Year's Eve a public dance would be held under the slogan 'Remember Pearl Harbor--It Could Happen Here!'"(Guterson 188). Gutterson uses imagery shows that the military propagandas has rooted the discrimination in the hearts of the people. Photo from archives.gov. -
Japanese American Internment
"On March 31, 1942...They were then told when and where they should report for removal to an internment camp"(britannica.com) "The problem was resolved for them on March 21 when the U.S. War Relocation Authority announced that islanders of Japanese descent had eight days to prepare to leave"(Guterson 208). Guterson uses irony as such a important decision that is made is delivered in such a simple way. Photo by Russell Lee(britannica.com). -
Battle of Tarawa
"Makin fell easily, but well-fortified Japanese defenses on Tarawa cost the U.S. Marines 1,000 killed and 2,300 wounded"(britannica.com) "On Tarawa he had seen the bodies of men who had died facedown in shallow water"(Guterson 51). Guterson uses imagery to show how severe the war is, and he used symbolism of water equals death with the mens dying in water. Photo by U.S. Dept. of Defense(britannica.com). -
Dear John Letter
"A Dear John letter is a written communication in which the author ends a personal and intimate relationship with the recipient"(grammarist.com) "Dear Ishmael,These things are very difficult to say...I am going to move on with my life as best I can, and I hope that you will too.
Sincerely, Hatsue Imada"(Guterson 354). Guterson uses the letter to show how heart broking it was, for Ishmael to receive the letter. Photo from nww2m.com. -
Battle of Okinawa
"Battle of Okinawa, World War II battle fought between U.S. and Japanese forces on Okinawa, the largest of the Ryukyu Islands"(britannica.com) "Carl, Art recalled, had served as a gunner on the U.S.S. Canton, which went down during the invasion of Okinawa"(Guterson 15). Guterson used it to show irony of carl dying in an accident after surviving a war. Photo by U.S. Department of Defense(britannica.com). -
Pearl Harbor Memorial
"Pearl Harbor attack, (December 7, 1941)"(britannica.com). "'By eight-thirty on the morning of December 7, Judge Fielding's courtroom was filled with citizens who were thankful for the heat from the boilers.'" (Guterson 270). Guterson is foreshadowing that the trial will be effected by discrimination against Japanese Americans, by placing the date of the trial on the anniversary of the pearl harbor attack. Photo from pearlharboroahu.com.